Historical Events
- Oct 21 Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto
Imperial Mathematician
Oct 24 Johannes Kepler succeeds Tycho Brahe as imperial mathematician to Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II
Famous Deaths
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
Oct 24 Danish astronomer (set new standards for astronomical observations), dies in Prague at 54
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning